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Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche MLA Brian Jean defends demand for oil and gas after recent comments by Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's minister of Energy and Natural Resources, that the demand for oil and gas resources have peaked.

"[85+] is the oldest category at the games. I guess after that, they think we should all be home knitting or something," says Bessie Stevens of Barrhead Alberta after winning gold in that category for golf.

A group of woman from Southern Alberta hiked for several days to Machu Picchu, even though some of them had never camped before.

Fluffy the duck was Albertan Jim Marks and family’s first rescue, but it was far from the last.

"Those kids went through so much, whether it was sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. They were spiritually whipped because they were not allowed to speak about their culture, their spirituality or who they were as an individual."

In 2023, the government paid more than $1.26 billion in overtime, reflecting a 50 per cent increase over 2017.

An Airdrie illustrator drew the pictures for the book Flip Flop Flapjack which won the Children’s & Young Adult Book of the Year Award at the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards.

Money.ca examines how a reverse mortgage works in Canada and how to decide if it's the right choice for your financial future.

Several charter school lobbyists hired to communicate with the UCP government and the Alberta Association of Public Charter Schools (TAAPCS) have either held office or worked for the UCP government or the predecessor Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties.

The Health Quality Council of Alberta is investigating how some medical referrals weren't properly processed, potentially affecting 14,000 patients over the last five years across the province.